Convenient Ways to Pay Personal Property Tax

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Oct. 5 is the deadline to pay the 2010 Personal Property Tax.
Fairfax County provides residents with several convenient payment options
that can save time and gas. These include paying online; cash payments at Shoppers Food and Pharmacy
locations; or paying by mail. There also are extended tax
payment hours at the Fairfax County Government Center, Suite
223:

Shoppers Food and Pharmacy and other Global Express locations –
Bring cash payment and bill to pay at customer service desk at Shoppers
Food and Pharmacy stores throughout Virginia. For additional Global
Express locations, call 1-800-989-6669, option 3, then option 4.
Only cash payments are accepted, and there is a $1.25 service fee by
Global Express.

At banks – Pay by check or cash (not credit card) at Fairfax
County branches of Bank of America, SunTrust and Wachovia. Residents
must bring their bill and pay the exact amount billed.

By mail – Send bill and checks only (no cash) payable to the
Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration, 12000 Government
Center Parkway, Suite 223, Fairfax, VA 22035. Payments must be
postmarked before or on Oct. 5.

In person – Pay by check, cash, credit card or debit card at the
Fairfax County Government Center, Department of Tax Administration,
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223, Fairfax. (Credit card
companies charge a service fee.)

There is a 10 percent penalty plus interest for late personal
property tax payments, and a 25 percent penalty for payments more than 30
days past due. Late payments are subject to multiple collection
actions and additional fees. Personal property includes automobiles,
trucks, motor homes, motorcycles, trailers, campers, boats, outboard
motors, planes and business property. More information is available
at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dta.